Darren Hayes

San Francisco-based pop/rock singer/songwriter Darren Hayes (born Darren Stanley Hayes) used to organize performances at home at a very young age supported by his mother, who became his first fan. After getting involved in school plays, the young and promising artist had the opportunity to join Daniel Jones in an outfit originally called Crush. They formed Savage Garden in 1997 in their native Brisbane, Australia. Hayes ended his marriage and decided to settle in the U.S. while Daniel Jones stayed in Australia before releasing their second and last album, called Affirmation. Savage Garden split up in 2001, leaving behind three successful years including the honor of becoming a leading number in the annual Most Broadcast Artists List issued by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) for two years. Hayes debuted as a solo artist with the release of Spin, recorded in San Francisco, CA, and co-produced with Grammy Award-winning Walter Afanasieff. The 12-track record featured the hit single "Insatiable," a chart-topping song in Australia and one of the most added tracks on the American Top 40 radio stations soon after its release. Since that time, Hayes has released several recordings including Too Close for Comfort in 2003, Tension and the Spark in 2004, and This Delicate Thing We've Made in 2007. Hayes returned in 2012 with the studio album Secret Codes & Battleships. ~ Drago Bonacich

I'm so happy to finally find out that Darren went solo. Don't get me wrong, I never wanted Savage Garden to break up, I'm just happy to still be able to hear (feel) new music and still experience the emotions that voice brings about.

By far the most talented artist of this day and age! In my opinion one of the best musicians to have ever blessed the world with his voice! I can't imagine my life without having heard his music, and it keeps getting better!

Love this song too off of This DelicateThing We've Made... its energetic and fun!

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This man has one of the best voices out there and his music continues to grow, evolve and get better and better. His newest CD - Secret Codes and Battleships - is just absolutely brillant. Wonderful, heartfelt songs of Love and relationships. Shame on U. S radio for not giving this artist an avenue to be heard in the States.

I have been following his solo career since SG split. He's still got one of the purest, most beautiful male vocals in pop music. Thankfully, places like Pandora are here to remind folks that Darren Hayes is still out there, making music! His newest songs Stupid Mistake, Bloodstained Heart, and Black Out the Sun build on his lush, dramatic ballad tradition, and show the growth of his nearly 20 years in the biz. Love love love Darren!

I always liked Savage Garden and especially Darren Hayes, but this song Darkness from The Tension And The Spark bothers me... I don't know what the song credits may say, but the music is a total rip of Mad World by Tears for Fears.

I love Darren's music, the man is brilliant. I kinda have a tossup over whether or not if I like his music since the split of Savage Garden. Out of his 3 solo albums, "The Tension and the Spark" seemed to be one that resembled the sounds of Savage Garden that I miss so very much. But, as an artist, I understand that music is a constantly evolving process. I'll always love Darren's music due to the amount of feeling he puts into it.

Darren Hayes is brilliant. I don't care if he's gay or if he's purple with orange polka dots, he's an amazing artist and I will never stop listening to him!! => Much love to Savage Garden, as well!! => => = >

Darren Hayes is my favorite artist of all time! He will never tire me out and when I'm down his voice alone can lift my spirits. He puts so much of himself into his music and it really shows. He can do anything and if he's siging it, I have it!

I simply love Darren.He is what he sings and writes...i wish to have a friend like him around :).The other things...i dont care it s not my business.Thank you guys for your words,i wish to know english better to write much more about this amazing artist who is filling my soul with love and hope.

So you know what Po serinor school is like. My Po school is harassing my girlfriend. She had this dention thingy, and her dad said that she wasn't severing it because he didn't hve enough gas to pick her up, so they made her serve ISS. So she did, and now they are harassing her about serving the thing still. yesterday she cryed so that pissed me off big time!!! Jessica Brady is my girlfriend

I was so sad when SG broke up, and then I found his solo project here. And I am so much happier, hee! Australian pop has so much style and passion, if only the US had that going. Good thing he's spreading it to us. :)

darren is an amazing man. He is the real deal, he sings and writes his own songs, and he challenges himself with different styles of music. He is what most music people today are not. He shows us what its like to be famous and judged all at the same time for his sexuality. you shouldnt judge him on that, because he can sing like no other. HE is amazing and awsome and i just love him! does anyone know where i can get his other albums besides "This Delicate Thing we've made?"

An amazing person, great intimate acoustic performance he did for us at Borders in Burlington on Dec 7th, he signed a poster and two of my albums, but he personalized them. When you talk with him, it's like talking to your best friend, he's so calming and you aren't nervous to converse with such a man. Love him to pieces.

Darren has an amazing vocal range, and his style changes disc to disc but always in interesting ways. 'This Delicate Thing...' is especially impressive-- some tracks are a little bizarre because he enjoys messing around and tweaking his voice, but all of the tracks are unique and unexpected.